Danish elections could pave way for a center government .

By JAN M. OLSEN
Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Polling stations have opened across Denmark in elections expected to change the Scandinavian nation’s political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle. Neither the center-left nor the center-right is likely to capture a majority, which is 90 seats in the 179-seat Folketing legislature. That could leave a former prime minister who left his party to create a new one this year, in a kingmaker position with his votes being needed to form a new government. More than 4 million voters can choose among 14 parties in Tuesday’s election. Domestic themes have dominated the campaign, ranging from tax cuts to financially supporting Danes amid inflation and soaring energy prices because of Russia’s war in Ukraine.